Eastern Mole "Common Mole"

Similar Species:
Hair-tailed Mole has short, hair tail.

Breeding:
Mates February-March. 1 litter of 2-5 young born after gestation of  30-42 days

Habitat:
Open fields, was tares, lawns, gardens, and sometimes woods, in well-drained loose soil.

Range:
Most of  e. U.S. from s Minnesota, extreme se Wyoming, Kansas, and c. Texas east to Atlantic and Gulf coats.

The Eastern Mole spend nearly all of its time underground, becoming most active at dawn or dusk. IT feeds mainly on earworms, but also, eats larvae and adults of many kinds of insects and other invertebrates. The forefeet spade alternately, shoving earth under the body, which the hind feet then push behind into the tunnel. Nest are underground, usually beneath a log, stump, or boulder; Florida individuals do not build nest. In winter, this more inhabits, deeper burrows.